Poet Zviad Ratiani Placed Under Stricter Prison Regime
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- Category: Georgia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-24 07:22 UTC
- Sources: Civil.ge
Poet Zviad Ratiani, who is serving a two-year sentence for slapping a police officer, was placed under a stricter prison regime in a decision his lawyer described as ‘unsubstantiated,’ as the Special Penitentiary Service cited ‘information regarding his safety’ that it said led to his classification as a ‘higher-risk’ inmate.
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